Hear Pam try to explain the formulafor joke writing to a professional comedian. Also discussed: What work inspires us and what work makes us want to kick ourselves, Hanson, Days of our lives and Patrick Swayze! Here is a linkto that article Graham referenced. Find out all about his upcoming things here.

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Chatting with triple threat, comedian, actor, and animator Nima Gholamipour. Learn the right way to watch a stand up comedy special plus how virtual reality sex works now, vs in the movie Demolition Man.

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Talking to Lizzy Karp and Ken Tsui about burning questions like how many fucks should one actually give? Do you need to be in emotional turmoil to make good work? We also discuss the evolution of Rain City Chronicles and whether Jay-Z and Beyoncé are in an open marriage.

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Taking a look at neurotic perfectionism and what that means in a profession where it literally pays to be a perfectionist. Also Matty Vu and Ivan Decker lighten the mood with their live sets from our last SAD Comedy show.

Pam starts things off right by telling her inner critic to STFU followed by a special guest interview conducted by SAD Co-publisher Michelle Cyca. Michelle talks with Megan Lau and Kristin Cheung of The Future is You and Me, a leadership program designed to support young women of colour.

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Photographer Jackie Dives talks about developing 28 rolls of old film and the treasure trove of memories she finds in them. See Jackie’s photos in her exhibit “Slow like a bruise, quick like hunger” March 30th at 434 Columbia, more details here.

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Talking about being creative in the city and cultivating connections with artist and co-founder of the Tin Can Studio, Caroline Ballhorn.

Here is a link to EMMA Talks which Caroline mentions in the interview. The core purpose of EMMA talks is to bring important stories by women identified writers, activists, thinkers, storytellers, makers and doers, from the periphery to the public, sounds pretty cool!

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Jonathan Richman & The Modern LoversAlbum: Modern Lovers ‘Live’Track: The Morning of our Lives